puerile
adjective | /puerile/
silly or childish, showing a lack of seriousness
puerile
adjective | /puerile/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMsilly or childish, showing a lack of seriousness
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Examples
"His puerile jokes were out of place at the formal dinner."
"She regretted her puerile reaction to the criticism."
Mnemonic Trick
PUERILE → PUER (boy) + -ILE: boyish — childish behaviour or thinking.
Etymology
From Latin puerilis “boyish.”
Used for immature, juvenile, or trivial behaviour.
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